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  1. I think your power supply , if not upgradable, will limit your choice of GPU. That being said, you'd need to stick to the lower end of the 3k nvidia cards. A 3060, or 3060 ti might be your best bet. They have lower power requirements. The newly release 3060 with 12gb of vram would give you very acceptable fps in addition to supporting VR. You may have to dip into the 3050 cards depending on the power requirements of the 3060's. The 3070 and up require a minimum of 750w powers supplies.
  2. Your CPU and RAM are very adequate to running at Medium settings. The 1070 may even allow you to get "High" settings on some things when running at 1080. Your monitor needs to be up to it too. If you have refresh rate higher than 60hz, go for it.

    Sadly, MSFS2020 is not overclocking friendly. It may work, but watch out for CTD's. Also, your GPU will be worked very hard, make sure you have good cooling. This may also cause CTD's. When you go to the 3080, make sure you have at least a 750w power supply, 850 would be even better.

     

    But with what you have, and good cooling, 1080p at 60hz refresh should give you 35-45 fps which is quite smooth at Medium settings.

  3. I've completed quite a few. However, if at any point you use the "Back on Track" option in the map view, you will excluded from receiving an "Achievement", but you can get a "Completed".

     

    Sometimes the descriptions/instructions given are completely inadequate. You must fly very, very low to see some of the landmarks used in the Flight plan.

     

    Also, with the latest update, you do not have the ability to re-run the bush trip, even if you used the "Back on Track", it will tell you it's been "Completed", but not as an "Achievement".

     

    If I were you, I'd start out with some easy bush trips, like the ones found at: https://flightsim.to/c/user-content/bushtrips/

     

    Look for the Panama Canal trip, it's real good for inexperienced bush trippers.

  4. I recently (3 days ago) built a new PC - Asus Prime Z590 motherboard, Intel I7 10700k, 32 gb 3200 memory, 1 tb samsung evo 980 nvme ssd drive, brand new Windows 10 install. 750w EVGA Gold GA power supply. In a Fractal Design Define 7 Compact case with Fractal Design S24 water cooler.

     

    Once I had it up stable, I downloaded MSFS from the Xbox store and installed in less than 2 hours.

    Surprisingly, when I started the program, it can up very quickly and with all my Pilot Profile statistics in tack. Despite it containing a profile for my CH Flight Yoke, I had to remap it to my personal preferences.

     

    My general Options were automatically updated to match my new CPU with EVERYTHING on HIGH!

    I'm running 3440x1440 @ 100hz and getting over 60fps in non-urban areas and no less than 40 in NYC.

     

    One thing that often gets overlooked is the quality and wattage of the power supply. if building new, DO NOT skimp on the PSU.

  5. If you're hitting 90c, thats way too hot. I'd look into water-cooling, but your case looks small - it's a mITX, right? You might not have a lot of options for water cooling in that smaller case. If you have to go air-cooled, that Zalman on page 2 or 3 of this thread would be a fine choice.

    Also check your BIOS/UEFI for some kind of fan control. You should keep it on Standard, or Turbo - NOT Silent.

     

    If you had it custom built, you should contact their customer support. Another thing to look is in your BIOS/UEFI to make sure it's not over-volting the CPU. That would cause the excessive heating.

     

    BTW, what motherboard is in that system?

  6. When installing your new CPU cooler, use the thermal paste supplied SPARINGLY! A thin film is all you need. A small drop, about the size of a small pea. You can allow the pressure to spread it, but many people stick their finger in a plastic baggie and spread it manually. You do NOT want to get that stuff anywhere else, it's a b*tch to remove. And remember, applying too much actually insulates the CPU from the base of the cooler. You want it to be a conductor of heat, so it transfers from the CPU to the heatsink.

     

    There are tons of YouTube videos about this. Please watch a few before installation.

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